From: Argyle<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Gala:  Lazy?<BR>
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I'll have you know that it took these "pudgy fingers" of mine ages to peel a few grapes... Eh, I know what you mean though =)  I'll arrange some for July.<BR>
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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Gala I resent the term lazy Aussie. <BR>
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Hey argyle has it ever struck you as odd that two of the most common cliches about Australians are the laid back she'll be right mate Barry McKenzie type,(surely no one else will know who that is) and the other is the "Aussie Battler".<BR>
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Oh and congrulations Dee does this mean you're migrating?
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

No, it means he is *grin* <BR>
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I'll be in Melbourne around July 20. We've got the tickets booked and all, sounds to me like another count down is needed, hehe<BR>
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(and I'm still gonna be waiting at my mail box for champers and choc-coated-strawberries from NJ.)<BR>
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*looks for Terry in the crowd* and Terry.... will you write/draw me something? Please?
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From: willtobe1<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Tanq Cowboy- Thanks for The Rubiyat ID and tip- I'm on it!<BR>
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Toklas "why we write" challenge- As much as I've always loved reading and writing I've never quite gotten the hang of poetry.  But a few years ago, I got caught like a rabbit in a pair of bright eyes where I had no moral or ethical right or even conscious desire to be.  When I tried to deal with it in the only way that I could, by writing, the words kept coming out in meter and lines and rhythms and rhymes.  Resistance was futile- I finally just gave up and went with it, but it took me a ridiculous amount of time to get it into an acceptable, closure-able shape.  I've been thankfully spared such blessings since.<BR>
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But the point is, I suspect that most people got started writing poetry for the same reason: they simply could not NOT write it, yet live. <BR>
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Somewhere I've heard it postulated that at the root of all humor is somebody's pain.  I think that's probably true of poetry, too, since that could include the pain of an experience too beautiful or sublime to be safely contained in one's own little mind.<BR>
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Michael's "friends vs lovers" challenge- I've been happily monogamous for about 13 years now, yet during that time have loved many women in many different degrees on the mixed up and ever-changing continuum between friendship and love.  Mind you- I've never crossed a single physical or declarational boundary during that time.  But once the plumbing side of equation is tacitly on the sidelines it's amazing what intricate, subtle and beautiful little dances can unfold.  <BR>
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And now for a mini-challenge of my own- Anybody want to take a stab at what my pen name might mean?  It contains at least 3 different meanings for me, but I thought that by tossing it into the Blender, like a wet sucker in leaf-pile, it might pick up a few extra colors...<BR>
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willtobe1 <BR>
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From: Harem<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

To Ali ~<BR>
For good and logical reasons, which I cannot reveal or share, I will have to leave the love blender. Can you suggest another site, that I could post my writing at, where I might also have the enjoyment of sharing thoughts and comments with the other writers.  Thanks so much....<BR>
~ Harem ~<BR>
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To all Blenderites ~<BR>
Could someone please share new sites with me, that I can do something with my writing, like I have been able to do here.<BR>
The Love Blender is great, but I desperately need to find some place else to go.  Thanks so much.....<BR>
~ Harem ~<BR>
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From: Galadrial<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Riggs sweet...hy humblest apologies dear....wasn't trying to class Aussies...you know very well I adore them...or at least a select few!  :)<BR>
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                                          Gala
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From: Kirk, Blender-Keeper<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Sheesh.  I'm not too crazy about all this 'please take down these posts' even when theoretically the authors are in favor of it.  In fact, that almost ticks me off more, because of the whole 'so what were they thinking?' question that's there instead of just being a simple case od retromoderation. And now it's this morass of posted web diaries and mean spirited attacks, and I get to make all the difficult calls on what's permissiable in terms of artistic expression and communication and what crosses whatever lines we have.  Come on, guys.  Works go on as new submissions, arguments and conversation go on the blender board.  Is it really that hard to figure out the difference?<BR>
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I just got laid off Thursday. Not a huge huge surprise, and my prospects are pretty decent, but it might be a few days before I find the time and mental resources to deal with Dee's request.
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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

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Dee<BR>
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well he is from Melbourne so at least he won't have to get used to the weather.
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From: Toklas<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Kirk, I have been dot.com pinked 3 times since November LOL. I know it sucks, hope you find something soon.<BR>

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From: Harem<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

More Favorite Famous Quotes : : : :<BR>
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"Happiness does not result from the things which you posess."<BR>
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."<BR>
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"Today is the Tomorrow that you worried about Yesterday."<BR>
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"You can talk yourself out of more things than you can into."<BR>
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"Don't judge someone, until you have walked a mile in their shoes."<BR>
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"Life is what you make it."<BR>
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"God never closes one door.... without opening another . "<BR>
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"If only you could see him(her) through my eyes. "<BR>
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"People will only do to you, what you let them. "<BR>
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"If it hurts you, it will probably hurt them too."<BR>
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"Come grow old with me, the best is yet to be." <BR>
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"I cried because I had no shoes, and then I met a man who had no feet."<BR>
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"Is it half full or half empty." ?<BR>
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I may have misquoted some, and used lines from famous poems. So please forgive.  but you get the general idea.<BR>
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From: kevin urenda<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Dee and Argyle-<BR>
Congratulations you two.  A little love and a lot of dedication go a long way.<BR>
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Kirk-<BR>
Hang in there.  I have been (almost) in your position before (back in the 80s), only without any severance package and a toddler and infant to feed.
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From: Angela  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Michael T~  In regards to your question about men and women... you should really watch "when Harry met Sally".  I know its a "chick flick" but it tackles the issue of whether or not men and women can be friends.  Another thing I was watching a Chris Rock comedy tape and he makes the quote "women get to have platonic friends.... men don't have platonic friends... just women friends they haven't f***D yet!"  He says "women keep platonic friends forever... why, cause you never know."  he says a platonic friends to a women is like a d**k in a glass case... in case of emergency break glass.  (excuse my language)  Its a pretty funny tape, a bit vulgar at times, but it has a lot of truth to it.  =)
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From: Angela  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Ali~  I liked the quotes you posted.... heres one of my favorites~<BR>
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without, but know we cannot live within"<BR>
~James Baldwin
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

NightSoul~ I really liked your poem...You write very well, so keep it up!<BR>
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Harem~ 'The Child-Boy' wow! That's so amazing! =)<BR>
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Love and lace, Ali<BR>
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From: Ali(once more)[email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Dee and Argyle~ Oh, my! Congrats!!!!!!<BR>
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And Argyle? I used to love the movie the Phantom Tollbooth, as a kid...it was great!<BR>
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Harem~ Hey...I'm terribly upset that you're leaving! But, I know that if you say you have your reasons, then you do...I do not know of another site quite like this...I'm sorry! I'm very sad to see you go...oh, bother! I will miss you and your amazing writing...  Love and starlight, Ali
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

willtobe1~ Hmmm...what does your pen name mean? I'm really gonna have to think about this one...Do I get any hints? And, out of curiousity, I have this sneaking suspsion that you have posted here before, am I right? Oh, and I hope to see more of your poetry here...=)<BR>
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Love and sunshine, Ali
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From: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

I REALLY DO NOT LIKE THE POETRY<BR>
I FEEL THAT IT ISNT GOOD MATERIAL
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From: Echolocation<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

BK, Toklas -- good triolets!<BR>
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Harem -- really sorry to see you go, I have so enjoyed your contributions. Child Boy gave me chills and of course there are no words for the power of Rape of Harem.  I hope that your reasons for leaving us are positive (i.e., running to and not running from?) and that you find another "home".<BR>
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Michael T -- excellent question about men and women being friends.  I say absolutely yes, but in my experience it requires -- on both sides -- a lot of maturity and above all unwavering honesty, so that confusions don't arise and things don't get "weird".  Not everyone can do it, but if you can it's well worth the effort.  I've had my share of failures at it, but I've also been fortunate enough to succeed at one for nearly 20 years now, and am more grateful than I can ever express for the depth of the friendship that has resulted.<BR>
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Then again, maybe I just like pie and alligators :)<BR>

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From: slug<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

congrats to Dee and Toklas! (man - i miss half a day on the blender and someone springs excellent news on us! so excited!)
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From: slug<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

guppy: you are a wordsmyth of the truest sense. you never cease to amaze me - and give me something to strive for :-) good work.
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From: Smiling Kat<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Du'Doll,<BR>
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I just read I Would, But I Can't. I know how you're feeling.  <BR>
It's hard to let your feelings be free, especially for you, but I think you got your point across.  I understand what you are saying, so ,hopefully, someone else will, too. 
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From: Warrior Poet<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

NightSoul ~ Good job! Not that I'm an expert.... But I liked it.
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Kirk, Sorry about your news, and I'm sorry we've not been more supportive.<BR>
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

*giggling* ummm ... slug, thats Dee and Argyle. :-)
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From: Toklas<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

dee, sorry- you are not my type lol<BR>
(gender is off &lt;grin.&gt;
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

just ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` through to throw around a lil' angel dust *<BR>
                  *<BR>
                    *  everything will get better.<BR>
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(((((HUGS))))))))
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From: warrior poet<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Harem~ don't really know whats goin on with all of you...I don't follow this soap opera too closely. But if you're leaving this site I hope youve found another place to post your work. if so, drop me a line some time so I can check it out. The power of your talent is truely [email-masked]   <BR>
Do not go gently into that good night<BR>
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light<BR>
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Good luck to you my friend
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Kirk~ I'm sending happy thoughts your way...things will get better...I think Angel had the right idea...({({(HUG)})}).<BR>
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Love and hope, Ali
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From: Gary / Dark Angel / Standswithasmile<BR>
Date: 23 March 2001<P>

Hello again to all my friends.  I regret that I have nothing to post tonight, but I promise to do better when my brains have returned from their state of "mush".  Thank you to all who emailed or called to check on me in the hospital, and thank you to those who thought so kindly of me that they kept me in their prayers.  Some even blessed me with their kind thoughts when they posted on the Blender!  Had I passed away, I would have gone famous and well loved!  I promise to remember your kindness and return the same to you!  Hoping to post for all of you again soon when my strenght and vision improves.  <BR>
Gary
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